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Article: ROBOTIC SURGERY FOR TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER

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September 30, 2009
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HERSHEY, Pa., Sept. 24 -- Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine issued the following news release:

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States (excluding skin cancers) and is second only to lung cancer as a contributor to cancer deaths in American men. In 2009, it is estimated that 192,280 new cases will be diagnosed and more than 27,000 men will die of prostate cancer. The lifetime probability of developing prostate cancer is one in six for American men. Current treatment alternatives for clinically localized prostate cancer include removal of the prostate gland (surgery), radiation to the cancerous prostate (external beam or radioactive seed ...

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